The Week of February 28th

LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:

The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Patience.... to wait calmly for someone or something.

.CLAGGETT PLAY
On March 2nd, the 4th and 5th grade will be attending the play "The Wizard of Oz" at Claggett. If you have not returned your child's permission slip please do so tomorrow.

SPELLING/READING
Since we will be doing the State tests this week, we will not have a Scott Foresman story to read or Tuesday night Spelling homework. We will resume our regular schedule next week.

BOOK REPORT
The March book report is on a (nonfiction) science book. There is a project that needs to be completed at home for this book report. We will discuss the book report and all the terms this week. I will ask each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so you and your child can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report. Please talk with your child about the importance of completing work in a timely fashion. When students wait until the last minute to start long-term projects, it creates tension and frustration. Learning to use time wisely is a skill that will be used for a lifetime. The March book report will be due March 31st.

STATE TEST
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be this week. In order to pass, your child must receive a score of 211 for Reading and a score of 219 for Math. Students who pass will receive special tags that display the name of the test they passed. We will schedule additional attempts for those students who don't yet meet the standards. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of the testing times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J

AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The Life Skill of responsibility is very important to learn at a young age. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Sydney
Tyler
Jazmin
Anthony
Juan
Andrea
Grace
Trinity
Teeona
Steve
Simone
Sydney W.
Elizabeth
Rebecca
NICE WORK!!